good evening and it's great to have you with us on a sunday night. we do begin this evening with yet another storm bearing down on an already soaked northwest tonight. a month of rain falling this weekend alone, the wettest september ever recorded in some places. and there is more to come tonight. seattle setting a record, so much rain, part of the roof giving way at the seattle tacoma airport. in tacoma, washington, a manhole exploding. fierce winds have brought down trees, knocking down power lines. winds reaching more than 70 miles an hour are expected overnight. abc meteorologist ginger zee leading us off with the images coming in right now and the watches and warnings as we start this new work week. >> reporter: and that is just one of the crazy scening playing out across the pacific northwest. from oregon to washington, they're plowing through a second day of record rain.

>> it scares the hell out of me, to be honest with you. i mean, it's pretty intimidating. >> just came down. it was a deluge. >> reporter: a month's worth of water in less than 24 hours. sinking cars, shutting down roads. the roof giving way at seattle tacoma airport. seattle, astoria and olympia marking the wettest september days ever. >> this is crazy weather. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: and with all this rain comes wild winds. gusts up to 75 miles per hour. >> the wind is so strong, i can't even contain myself right now. >> reporter: power lines stripped. morehan 4,000 still in the dark. treechls puncturing homes and cars. in portland, they are cleaning up before round two tonight. pushing stalled cars out. >> hopefully didn't didn't start raining again. >> reporter: but it will. and for some, that rain will turn to this. through tuesday, more than two feet of snow could fall in the

cascades. >> wow, rain, hurricane gusts and snow to come. and more? >> reporter: we are transitions pretty quickly to winter in some places. let me show you how much more rain. this is not normal for this area this time of year. but we do have more to come and some areas going to pick up another two to four inches, david. and look at the wind that comes along with it. this is actually more concerning, as far as the danger involved, to me. just east of the metro, you're talking 40 to even 80-mile-per-hour gusts. some of the ski resorts reporting 90 miles an hour already. this goes all the way through tuesday. i want to show the warnings, because the wind watches and advisories are widespread. you can see about seven states at least with some of those high wind warnings, also, the flood watches in place tonight and the winter storm watch in the cascades. >> all right, i know you and sam tracking it through "gma" in the morning. ginger, thank you. now, the growing storm brewing in washington tonight,

where americans could find themselves in the middle of a government shutout. it would be the first in nearly 20 years and our countdown to shutdown is ticking tonight. they have until midnight tomorrow night. when that deadline comes in over 24 hours, it won't just be the politicians aware of it, how about the americans that will really pay the price? here's abc's jeff zeleny tonight. >> reporter: the halls of congress, quiet today. eerily quiet. with only one day left to stop the first government shutdown in 17 years. a standoff between house republicans, here leaving the capitol early this morning after voting to keep the government open by demanding a one-year delay of the new health care law. and senate democrats dismissing the plan as pointless. a bitter stalemate. but real consequences for hundreds of thousands of federal workers. and all americans. if no deal comes through, much of the government will go dark tuesday morning. >> i don't think they need to shut it down. i'm concerned.

i really am concerned. >> reporter: across the government, from the labor department, where over 80% of the staff face furloughs. to the treasury department, to the pentagon. a looming shutdown that could delay first-time home mortgages, slow airport security lines and limit food safety inspections. the budget showdown, shining a light on faces of the bureaucracy, like maria, 27, with student loans, rent and fresh worry about her job at the defense department. >> here we go again. i do live paycheck to paycheck. >> reporter: and fears outside washington. like in biloxi, mississippi, home to this air force base. joe jones has a message for congress. >> i think if they were to lose their paycheck like everybody else is going to lose their paycheck, that might motivate them to probably solve some of the problems they're facing right now. >> and jeff joins us now. jeff, you pointed out the hundreds of thousands of americans who could be caught in the middle on this thing. i'm just curious tonight, how

many people there behind you on capitol hill are working the phones, trying to solve this thing? >> reporter: well, david, i can tell you, not many. we walked the halls throughout the day. almost no signs of life. and even worse, no behind the scenes negotiations happening. everyone we talked to say they are almost certain a shutdown is coming monday night. >> a lot of folks are going to wonder why they are not working around the clock on this one. also watching this looming shutdown, wall street. investors and americans who have been lucky enough to see their 401(k)s finally recover, and now this. the dow will open after a loss of 200 points last week, already rattled. and tonight, we're much closer to that shutdown. i want to bring in rebecca jarvis, great to have you. the last time well had a shutdown, 20 years ago, and the market sent a message then. >> the markets dropped 3.7% back then. that for a typical 401(k) is more than $7,000 in a span of a couple of weeks. >> and you say the bigger debate, right around the corner about the debt ceiling, feels

like we just had this, and we saw our credit rating drop to the nation. >> for the first time in history, s&p lowered the credit rating from that aaa status, plus the entire episode cost global markets $6 trillion. on a typical 401(k), that was $16,500 in just one day's time, david. and now, if you are wondering, what does washington mean to me? well, all this bickering means it costs you money in your 401(k). >> rebecca, thank you. and there is some good economic news tonight. gas prices are still headed downward. the average price now standing at $3.43. that's down 19 cents just since the beginning of september. it's expected to go even lower. one contributing factor, not politics in washington but our relatively calm hurricane season. we turn next tonight to an alarming alert from the pentagon. the servicer second in command of america's nuclear fighting forces has been suspended indefinitely. he's under investigation for

gambling and abc's susan saulny is in washington now. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say vice admiral tim jar dina is suspected at cheating at poker in a casino in iowa. >> counterfeit poker chips is part of the investigation. that's against the law in the state of iowa. >> reporter: as deputy held of the u.s. strategic command in iowa. he overseas america's land and sea-based nuclear missiles and bombs. in a highly uncrucial move, the command has suspended him from his high stakes duties. >> now we're, of course, cooperating with the department of defense and helping them in any way we can. >> reporter: the investigation began in june when state agents suspected fake chips at a poker game at the horse shoe casino in council bluffs. now it continues in the hands of the navy's criminal investigators. no charges have yet been filed. through a spokesman, he today had no comment.

while hall has been suspended, he has not been removed from his post. that's something only the secretary of defense, chuck hagel, can do. the military is awaiting his decision. david? >> susan saulny, thank you. this evening, to new and haunting images, just as we learn new details about the final moments of that hot shot fire fighting team trapped and killed in that fire. in those final moments, just two minutes to set up their fire shelters and the heat at that moment, 2,000 degrees. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: tonight, a new look at the granite mountain hot shot's last moments. >> knew this was coming. ask what your comfort level was, i could just feel it. >> reporter: christopher mckenzie recorded team members talking on the radio, just one hour before the flames in the distance would claim their lives. mckenzie's father discovered the clip on a camera found in his son's belongings. a new report partly blames radio problems for a half hour blackout june 30th, all contact

with the firefighters was lost. the team had begun moving, but commanders didn't know it. it's not clear why the hot shots left what was a safe area. >> no one directed them to move from the location that they were in. >> reporter: investigators won't say if that was a mistake. >> that decision-making process went with those 19 men. >> reporter: the team's view of the fire was likely blocked as they hiked into a canyon, just as shifting winds suddenly turned the blaze directly toward them. confusion about their location meant an air tanker trying to help from above was useless. with flames closing in, the hot shots had just two shot minutes to deploy fire shelters like these. >> talking about temperatures in excess of 2,000 degrees. >> reporter: no match for the extreme heat. a fire storm so intense, investigators say no one could have survived. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> clayton, thank you. and overseas tonight, and to a fiery scene on the river thames in london. a tourist boat bursting into

flames. abc's lama hasan is in london with the terrifying moments caught on tape. >> reporter: dramatic images show the moment the front of a london duck tour boat packed with tourists, including children, suddenly catches on fire. sending them fleeing for their lives, jumping overboard in the river thames. close to the iconic houses of parliament. >> the engine caught on fire. we saw the smoke, we saw the fire. i think we have to jump into the river. >> reporter: all 28 passengers and two crew members were saved. a few suffered smoke inhalation and one, a head injury. but most were just cold, wet and in shock. thousands of tourists take these duck tour boasts to see britain's famous sights like big ben and london bridge. even the queen was spotted on one last year. the company hasn't commented yet. while tonight investigators

still don't know what caused the boat to burst into flames, it is now being pulled away from the scene here, on the river thames as a full investigation gets under way. david? >> lama hasan, thank you. in syria this evening, u.n. inspectors are on the ground again. it is the second visit. it comes just after the u.n. security council voted unanimously on friday to rid syria of its chemical weapons program. in the wake of that historic phone call between president obama and iran's new president, word of a gift from america. it's a 2,700-year-old drinking cup, seized by u.s. customs when an art dealer attempted to smuggle it in. rowhani went home with it. and in california tonight, a heartfelt plea from a father, looking for help finding his son's killer. his son lost his life because of a rivalry between fans of the

dodgers and the giants. and this isn't the first case. in california tonight, here's abc's aditi roy. >> today, i'm making a plea to the public, asking that anyone who may have witnessed the incident, to come forth. >> reporter: a father makes a plea for information in his son's death. it was supposed to be a family night at the ballpark. 24-year-old jonathan denver was stabbed to death near at&t stadium after police say his group got into an argument with a group of giants fans after the game. >> there was a back and forth about the giant/dodger rivalry, which deteriorated into a physical fight. >> reporter: san francisco police arrested 21-year-old michael montgomery, then released him saturday night, citing inseventy evidence. it eelgs not the first time violence erupted from dodgers/giants rivalry. in 2011, brian suffered a traumatic brain injury after

being beaten by two men dressed in dodgers gear following a game between the two teams in los angeles. at thursday night's giants game against the dodge earls, a moment of silence for denver. his father asking for answers. the giants released a statement, expressing sadness over denver's death, adding, there is no place in your community for this type of violence. david? >> aditi roy, thank you. there is still much more ahead on "world news" this sunday night. is the iphone upgrade really making people sick or are they just dizzy? we'll look into that. and later tonight, the american gems straight from the '50s. some with the plastic still on the seats. why were they left in this cornfield? and who is driving off in them tonight? ♪ [ male announcer ] now, taking care of things at home is just a tap away. ♪

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plastic, all of them up for auction. >> how often do you see 50-year-old car that's still new? >> reporter: car enthusiasts from around the globe have descended on the tiny town of pierce, nebraska, for a chance to grab the wheel of automotive history. 500 classic chevys from the '50s, '60s, 'aand '70s. >> a lot of these cars, i had them when they were new. >> reporter: it turns out these cars were all left over from a new closed chevy dealership. ray and mildred retired in 1996. many of the vehicles were put into storage, either in a warehouse or in this field. if they didn't sell in the first year. >> been sitting for 50 years, clefkting dust. it's just like it came off of the assembly line. >> reporter: this sky blue 1958 cameo pickup has just one mile on the odometer and sold for a cool $140,000. this 19 a 5 chevy 150 fetched more than 50 grand.

and this 1963 impala sold for $97,000. >> nice car. >> reporter: 50 years later, finding new owners. rob nelson, abc news, new york. >> time standing still in that cornfield until now. "good morning america" first thing in the morning. diane, right back here tomorrow night. have a good evening and a great week ahead. good night. there are so many things that we do on a daily basis.

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>> alive from the abc 7 broadcast center, the is abc seven news at 6:30, at your side. >> we're going to start with a developing situation of the bay bridge. westbound span on the bridge is closed because of reports of burning construction materials under the bridge. westbound traffic is stopped on the bridge and we're going to bring you any of eighth as we bring them. congress is running out of time. earlier this afternoon, house republicans spoke outside the u.s. capitol and criticize the senate for not meeting today to vote on the bill. >> this is the old football strategy. you wantget to where to be